From: First aid skill retention of first responders within the workplace
 | Days Since Training | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1-30 | 31-90 | 91-182 | 183-365 | 366-547 | 548-730 | 731-1095 | 1096+ |
Scene Safety | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Ensure No Danger | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
   Gloves | 52 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 38 |
   Pocket Mask | 57 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
Airway | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Ask "Are you choking" | 38 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 29 |
   Determine if patient can speak or cough | 71 | 79 | 78 | 63 | 58 | 72 | 7 | 38 |
Clear the Airway | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Abdominal thrust - correct placement | 14 | 38 | 80 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 8 |
   Repeat thrusts (airway cleared/unconscious) | 19 | 21 | 76 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
EMS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Activate EMS | 33 | 62 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 52 |
Airway | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Open the airway (appropriate technique) | 62 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 72 | 36 | 33 | 29 |
   Look in mouth for foreign body | 57 | 53 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 40 | 53 | 29 |
Breathing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Seal pocket mask properly | 62 | 50 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 28 | 47 | 25 |
   Attempt to ventilate | 71 | 53 | 71 | 77 | 70 | 52 | 53 | 58 |
   Reposition the head | 67 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 17 |
   Re-attempt to ventilate | 48 | 47 | 56 | 48 | 53 | 40 | 33 | 29 |